Pedagogies: Grading and Rubrics

In Ungrading, fifteen educators write about their diverse experiences going gradeless. Based on rigorous and replicated research, this is the first book to show why and how faculty who wish to focus on learning, rather than sorting or judging, might proceed.

Author Susan M. Brookhart guides educators at all levels in figuring out how to produce grades--for single assignments and report cards--that accurately communicate students' achievement of learning goals.

Assessment is an essential part of teaching and learning, but too often it leads to misleading conclusions--sometimes with
dire consequences for students. How can educators improve assessment practices so that the results are accurate, meaningful,
informative, and fair? Educator and best-selling author Myron Dueck draws from his firsthand experience and his work with
districts around the world to provide a simple but profound answer: put student voice and choice at the center of the process.

This indispensable guide features thoughtful, thorough dives into the research from a distinguished team of scholars, geared to a broad range of stakeholders, including teachers, school leaders, policymakers, and researchers. Each chapter addresses a different area of grading research and describes how the major findings in that area might be leveraged to improve grading policy and practice.

This book provides a fundamental introduction to the principles and purposes of rubrics, with guidance on how to construct
them, use them to align course content to learning outcomes, and apply them in a wide variety of courses, and to all forms of assignment.